Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-01-21
VT. PRESS FRIDAY JANUARY 2l. 1ss7-TwELvE PAGES

parrei reacncd from the darkness into the
! light, past the corner of the rock against
which it rested The bright rays made the
| little "bead" near the mIzzc CLEAN like a da.
mond, and lighted up the slit as fine as a hair
| in the hindsi,,ht Three little clicks as if OF
twigs breaking under a rabbits foot, told that
the triggers had been set and the hammer
raised.
The horsemen, much scattered by the pur-
suit, clattered onward. In ones and twos,
with wide intervals between, they reached
along u half mile Of the road. Tvo-tha lest
mounted-rodo together at the head Two
hundred yards below the great white rock,
which shonc as innocent aud kindly as ileecy
summer cloud, a broad rivulet wound It's way
toward the neighboring creek. The blown
horses scented the grateful water, and che .ked
down to drink of it. The right hand rider
loosened his bride that his steed might crafty
himself. Tho other frightened his rein and
struck with his spurs His horse gathered"
and leapcd across the stream. As the armed
hoofs struck sparks from the smooth stones
on the opposite side, the rider of the drinking
horse saw burst out of the white rock above
them IA gray cloud with "A central tongue OF
fame and his conrade fall to the ground.
His Immediate reply with both barrels of
bis shotgun showed that he did not mistake
this for any natural phenomenon. The
sound of the shots brought the rest up at q
gallop, and rapid fire was opened on the
end OF the rock.
But the instant Former fired he ,prane
back behind the rock, and then ran uuacr its
cover a little distance up the mountain side TO
dense laurel thlcket, in which he lay down
behind log and reloaded his rifle. lie lis
tened. The firing had ceased, and half
dozen disnounted men were carefully ap-
, bo he
/ fatal shot. He heard the captain order o
man to ride back and bring up the wagon,
t that the body of the dead man might be put
in it, AS tho wagon was heard rumbhng up
! the dismountod mon reported to the captain
r. that the bushwha, lser had made good his es-
s cape and was no longer behind the rock
0 "Well, he hasn't gone very far said the
i captain, with savaSc oath. "He can't have
got any distance away, and I'll have him,
t dead or alive, before leave this pot. The
= whole gang OF Linconite hcllhounds are
freed right up there, and not one Of them
t shall get away alive He put a bone whistle
to his lips and sounded shrill signal A
1t horseman trOtted up from the car in re-
a Spouse to the call, leading hound with
n leash. Take the dos up to that roD X there,
Bill" said the ca,t2ill and set him on that
c devils trail. Five more of you d.,mouut and
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